The Statesman is reporting that the Travis County Commissioners could vote on a gun show ban as early as Tuesday.
However, the paper is also reporting that at least two of the commissioners are “backing away” from supporting the measure:
County Judge Sam Biscoe has said he asked the commissioners court to consider a ban of gun shows at county facilities after receiving emails from 200 people asking for one.
But after Tuesday’s legal briefing from county attorneys, he said the prospect of a ban was “not good.”
Commissioners Sarah Eckhardt and Gerald Daugherty told the Statesman they didn’t think the county had the power to enact a gun show ban. Daugherty, the lone Republican on the five-member court, said he wouldn’t support a ban even if he thought it were legal.
Before we give props to Eckhart and Daugherty, they are also quoted as supporting “background checks for anyone buying a gun at a gun show”. Oddly enough, so is Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson. I suspect that Daugherty and Patterson are just misinformed, not malicious; I’m not sure about Eckhardt.
In any case, now is not the time to back off. Keep those cards, letters, and faxes coming in, people. Contact information for all of the commissioners is right here.
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